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Vermont: A 92% tax on E-Cigarettes Gone Into Effect
Last February, Vermont lawmakers had proposed a 92% wholesale tax on vaping products and other electronic devices, in the hope that it would generate...
Japan: iQOS Has Led to a Decrease in Cigarette Sales
Philip Morris International (PMI) markets its iQOS device as a less harmful alternative to cigarette smoking. The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn...
Local governments and the adoption of prohibition policies against e-cigarettes
Last week the Board of Supervisors for the city of San Francisco adopted the first ever blanket ban on the sale, manufacture, and distribution...
Juul Labs Targets Asian Market Starting with South Korea
The device has so far proven popular with South Korean consumers, with local media organisations reporting that it has already sold out from many...
San Francisco vape ban becomes law; WHO sticks to anti-vaping line
San Francisco goes full Prohibition
Following a vote by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night, San Francisco became the first major US city to...
US Preventive Services Want Vaping to be Added to Youth Prevention Pitch
"Preventing tobacco use among our young people is critical to the health of the nation," task force member Dr. Michael Silverstein said in an...
Malaysia: New Smoking Law but No Progress in Harm Reduction
About 25% of Malaysia’s population smokes, and this rate can be partly attributed to the lack of harm reduction/smoking cessation initiatives by local lawmakers....
PMI May be Opening Hundreds of IQOS Stores in Britain
Currently, PMI has four stores in London and is planning to open four more stores in Bristol and two in Manchester to sell its...
